WATERFORD MILLS – Triton pulled off an 18-0 first quarter en route to a 42-30 boys basketball win at Bethany Christian Tuesday night.

PERU – The Peru Tigers shot past Tippecanoe Valley, 70-54, Tuesday night in boys basketball.

Scores from boys and girls basketball games around the area from Tuesday night.

LIGONIER — Aly Reiff went for 31 points and Whitko needed every one as it downed West Noble 77-67 Tuesday night.

DENVER- Host North Miami topped Lakeland Christian Academy 53-45 in boys hoops play Tuesday night.

ELKHART – Undefeated and Class 3-A No. 2 NorthWood rolled past host Jimtown 65-24 in boys basketball action Tuesday night.

TERRE HAUTE – David Rankin, a Warsaw Community High School alum, will be inducted into the Indiana Track and Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame

Don’t forget to check out our photo page to buy your favorite photo from local events including festivals and sports.

NEW CASTLE – WCHS graduate Jason McKenzie was named to the Indiana Basketball Hoops Hall Silver Anniversary Team.

SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer has declared for the NFL Draft.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team opened conference play with an impressive win over Plymouth Saturday night.

MISHAWAKA — Whitko’s girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday night at the hands of defending 4-A state champion Penn.

WARSAW — The Lakeview seventh grade boys basketball team reeled in the Tiger Invite title Saturday afternoon.

SYRACUSE — For the second year in a row both the Wawasee boys and girls swimming teams won their home invites.

GOSHEN – The Warsaw girls and boys swim teams each posted two wins on Saturday.

MIDDLEBURY – The Warsaw wrestling team competed in the Northridge Raider Super Duals on Saturday.

SOUTH BEND – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team topped South Bend Trinity 49-47 on Saturday.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee endured Whitko in a double overtime thriller, 54-47, Saturday night in boys basketball.

BENTON – NorthWood had no trouble in knocking off Fairfield 69-35 Saturday night in boys hoops.

WALKERTON – It took 40 minutes to separate Tippecanoe Valley and John Glenn, the Falcons coming out on top 66-62 in double overtime Saturday night in boys basketball.

FULTON – Triton had its defense working in a 62-22 girls basketball win at Caston Saturday night.

VALPARAISO – Grace College held its own but couldn’t catch Valparaiso, 71-49, in women’s basketball Saturday.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley used a team effort to trump North Miami, 67-35, Friday night in girls basketball.

WARSAW – Registration is going on now for the YMCA’s Youth Basketball League.

Scores from area boys and girls high school basketball games Friday night.

NORTH MANCHESTER — The No. 1 ranked Wildcats rolled past Manchester Friday night to move to 10-0 on the season.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee girls basketball team picked up its first conference win of the season and halted a four-game losing streak with a decisive victory over visiting Goshen Friday night.

WARSAW – A tough night all the way around saw Warsaw drop a 34-31 final to Lake Central in boys basketball action Friday night.

ROYAL CENTER – Triton won the traveling HNAC trophy after beating Pioneer, 44-41, Friday night in boys basketball.

NAPPANEE – A roaring start for NorthWood sent the girls basketball squad to a 51-31 win at The Pit against visiting Elkhart Memorial.

PORTAGE- A fine finish carried the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team to a 55-48 win at Portage Christian Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – Standout libero Caylie Teel was named an All-American to cap off a tremendous season for Grace’s volleyball team.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Tippecanoe Valley wrestling team lost at conference foe Manchester Thursday night.

ELKHART – The NorthWood wrestling team picked up a big conference win at Elkhart Memorial Thursday night.

WARSAW – The Kosciusko Community YMCA will once again host its annual Frigid 5K Road Race on New Year’s Day.

WARSAW – Plymouth edged Warsaw 37-36 in a freshman boys basketball game Thursday night.

GOSHEN — The Wawasee wrestling team suffered a gut-wrenching 36-34 loss at the hands of Goshen Thursday night in Northern Lakes Conference action.

WARSAW – The Tigers had no trouble in defeating Manchester, 63-36, Thursday night in boys basketball.

WARSAW – Northridge handed Warsaw a pair of losses Thursday in NLC swimming.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s boys basketball team fell 70-64 to West Noble Thursday night.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood escaped Westview, 60-57, in boys basketball Thursday night.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee girls and boys freshmen basketball teams each earned wins over Goshen Thursday night.

The area is well represented on the Associated Press All-State high school football teams for the 2016 season.

WINONA LAKE – A pair of players from the Grace College men’s soccer team have earned All-American honors.

ROCHESTER – Tyler “Sunshine” Courtney will renew his partnership with TOPP Motorsports from Rochester for the 2017 season.

MISHAWAKA – Nick Kindig had a big game as the Bethel College men’s basketball team defeated Goshen College Wednesday night.

WARSAW — The Lady Tigers moved to 8-1 on the season following another convincing victory, this time over Carroll.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley broke away from Triton in the third quarter for a 53-35 win Wednesday night in girls basketball.

BOURBON – Triton pinned and pinned often in a pair of resounding wrestling wins Wednesday night over North Miami and Rochester.

HUNTINGTON – Grace’s women’s basketball team secured its third straight win courtesy of a 72-70 upset of No. 22 Huntington on Wednesday.

MISHAWAKA – Penn High School soccer star Kristina Lynch has earned All-American honors for the second straight year.

WINONA LAKE – Several members of the Grace College women’s soccer team, including former WCHS stars Abby Schue and Meredith Hollar, have earned national honors.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams won a pair of games Tuesday night.

MISHAWAKA – Bethel College senior and former Triton High School basketball star Clay Yeo is dealing with the challenge of being out due to an injury.

SYRACUSE — Registration for the 2017 Syracuse Adult Basketball League is now open. Deadline is Jan. 3 with games starting Jan. 8.

WARSAW – A young Warsaw wrestling team lost to Plymouth, 52-27, Tuesday night in an NLC dual.

CULVER – Culver Academy took off in the second half Tuesday night in defeating Tippecanoe Valley, 63-41, in boys basketball.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s girls topped Plymouth 98-85 while the Pilgrim boys topped the Panthers 120-57 in NLC swimming Tuesday evening.

BOURBON – Triton won its first game of the year in a 79-38 result over South Bend Career Academy Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE — A deep and experienced Concord squad won both the girls and boys swim meets against Wawasee Tuesday evening in Northern Lakes Conference action.

MIDDLEBURY – The Wawasee girls basketball team dropped a hard-fought final to undefeated Northridge in NLC action Tuesday night.

GOSHEN – Host Bethany Christian topped Lakeland Christian Academy 47-31 in girls basketball action Tuesday night.

WINONA LAKE – Josh McDaniel poured in 29 points as Lakeland Christian Academy posted a boys basketball win Tuesday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY — River West led Whitko with 24 points as the Wildcats moved to 4-0 with a win over Central Noble.

HUNTINGTON – Grace’s men’s basketball team was no match for Huntington on Tuesday, losing 99-70 on the road.

FORT WAYNE – Two former Warsaw Tigers are contributing to St. Francis in its national title run.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Football Coaches Association has issued its selections for the 2016 All-State teams.

NEW CASTLE – Tippecanoe Valley graduate Ron Newlin and a pair of NBA stars are among the latest Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame induction class.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana’s football team will meet Utah on Dec. 28 in the Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara.

INDIANAPOLIS – John Glenn senior guard Kyannah Stull was among the chosen for the latest IBCA/Subway Players of the Week.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Jeff Brohm was named the new Purdue football head coach Monday afternoon.

MIDDLEBURY – The Edgewood seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams won their respective Northridge Tournament titles.

CULVER – Tippecanoe Valley’s boys and girls swim teams both finished fifth at Saturday’s Culver Academy Relays.

BUNKER HILL – The Tippecanoe Valley wrestling team posted a 1-4 mark Saturday in the Maconaquah Invitational.

WINONA LAKE – Hamilton topped Lakeland Christian Academy 42-23 in girls basketball action on Saturday.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee cruised to a win over West Noble Saturday night at the Hardwood Tee Pee.

HUNTINGTON – The Warsaw boys basketball team topped Huntington North 44-40 in overtime Saturday night.

VALPARAISO – The Warsaw wrestling team had a strong finish in the Valparaiso Duals on Saturday.

WABASH – Tippecanoe Valley upped its record to 7-2 with a 70-38 girls basketball win at Wabash Saturday night.

PORTAGE – The Warsaw girls basketball team picked up a 37-24 win at Portage Saturday night.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team topped Hamilton 36-34 Saturday.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko boys and girls basketball action from Saturday, Dec. 3.

SYRACUSE — A recap of Wawasee sporting events from Saturday, Dec. 3.

KNOX – Hannah Wanemacher led Triton with 19 points in a 40-19 road win against Knox Saturday afternoon.

WINONA LAKE – The much-anticipated Grace versus Bethel rivalry added another classic on Saturday as the Lancers came up short 80-77.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys swim team placed first and the girls second in their own invitational Saturday.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team topped Bethel 68-60 Saturday afternoon.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team topped LaPorte 43-42 Saturday afternoon.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Wawasee picked up its second win of the season Friday night thanks to a buzzer-beater from Jacob Hand.

WABASH — The Whitko boys basketball team picked up a conference win Friday at Wabash.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood pulled away in the second half of a 59-43 boys basketball win over Triton Friday night.

Scores from area high school boys and girls basketball action from Friday night.

FORT WAYNE – The Warsaw boys basketball team dropped a 50-37 final at Homestead Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – Hope Fancil had a huge game to lead Lakeland Christian Academy past Culver in girls hoops Friday night.

AKRON – Alec Craig scored 34 points to lead Tippecanoe Valley to a 66-60 boys basketball win over Knox Friday night.

DUNLAP – The NorthWood girls basketball team opened conference play with a 49-30 win at Concord Friday night.

Weekly prep basketball picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

FRANKLIN — A brief look at Whitko graduate Alex Smith’s season at Franklin College.

NAPPANEE – The Northwood boys basketball holiday tournament is being named the Dan Gunn Classic in honor of the former Panther coach.

WARSAW — Both the Warsaw boys and girls swim teams made quick work of NorthWood Thursday night.